Soccer Preview: First Flight vs. Catholic
First Flight is 10-0 against Catholic since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The First Flight Nighthawks will square off against the Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as First Flight comes in on nine and Catholic on four.
First Flight is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Pasquotank County on Wednesday. Considering the Nighthawks have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Catholic faced Norfolk Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Catholic had just enough and edged Norfolk Academy out 2-1. Carson Stokes had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Crusaders.
First Flight pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-1 record this season.
First Flight took their win against Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Flight since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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